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Show m Liam Sports Mirror alt akf By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor er Bill Russell, to becoming Bill Russell, ican, last week. came Great The ? clos- Amerplayer-- 1 coach of the Bos-- t ton Celtics and one i of the great colle- giate and professional stars of all-- i time told it as it is to Sunday, February 23, 1969 Section B the Black Students Union Page 10 at his Alma Mater, I University of San Francisco. The plea for raJohn Mooney cial harony came at an opportune time, when university life across the nation is torn and disrupted by violence and strife. And the plea came from a man who in the past has been used by the racists as a spokesman for the militant segments of society. The Black Student Union undoubtedly figured to make Russell's homecoming a trigger for another outburst, since the union released sevpral demands, including the firing of the USF athletic director, during the meeting. But Russell stole some of their thunder by speaking emotionally in favor of harmony for all Americans. I Ex-Utah- Last Einar Tilt of Utah University players w'ho fieldhouse Nielson back the Einer opened in 1939 were honored Saturday night as the Old Barn housed its last intercolle- giate game. In a brief ceremony, retired coach Vadcl Peterson and his assistant in those days, Pete Couch, were hailed by the capacity crowd at halftime in the long-gon- For this country to be what it can be, Russell began. would die, It is a sad, sad thing for this country not to be what it can be. This is a great it can be greater. country "But the only way we can get along is if we walk down the street together. If we dont, Ill hate you for being condescending and youll hate me for being unapprechi:e, Bill added. Always the Middle Russell added, There is a welfare mentality in many Americans which destroys a mans ambition. "There are always people who will succeed despite the prevailing system and there are those who will fail despite the prevailing system. Im concerned about those in the middle," Russell concluded. Russell's plea makes a lot ol sense. v'Ss ' nbunt Staff Photos b y Lynn Johnson Mike Newlin of University of Utah dives for loose ball as he is surrounded by bevy of good players. Doug Howard of Cats is at the left of Newlin while Paul Ruffner (44) closes Mike Newlin, the University of Utah deadeye, has two more years of eligibility and he could not be blamed if he took the old baskets in the old Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse and personally installed them in the new Ute athletic complex. It was Newlin, performing before 5,889 fans in the last game to be played in the old fieldhouse, who poured in the points as the Redskins beat Brigham Young, LOGAN Utah State University had little trouble downing University of Denver for the third time this year, Saturday night at Logan. The Aggies held commanding leads throughout the- game and never trailed. Final Home Game black athletes I have known very well, since university days, I have known but a handful who N.Y., were not good Americans. Jessie was the spark that ignited the Aggies to early leads of 23-- and 31-The Aggies led at halftime, and Jefferson had scored 11 points and 12 rebounds at that point to lead both teams in those departments. Of the thousands of umber would be no higher than the percentage of malcontents in any other ethnic group. The great percentage of Negro athletes on any campus are sincere student-8Jiletealmost all interested in getting an education in exchange for their athletic talents, and almost all very thankful for the opportunities. This s, Few Rant, Many Work Many work with the police, building friendships and developing respect for law and order. Unfortunately, the whitey" haters, the burn, baby, burners and the revolutionaries get the publicity in the nows media. There remains a lot of unfairness, of Inequality and discrimination in this country, despite some obvious progress. But there is less bias in athletics, generally, than in any other facet of our public life, with the exception of the entertainment field. As Ive written many times, athletics provides the opportunity for the underprivileged, the hungry member of (he minority group ot the period. Thus, the history of athletics shows, at various times, the dominant group in any sport may have been the Jewish, the Irish, the German, the Polish, the Mexican, the Italian and more recently, the Negro and the Central and South Americans. Each ethnic group has found athletics to be a stepping stone for wealth, public acceptance and recognition. happening today at the university and college level. Its of Negro vcutig men are accepting the opportunity to better themselves through educations provided in return for athletic competition. Observation Ward With Tournament of Champions gone, some Utahns wilt have to admit they are going to Las Vegas tolely for sinning in future. 98-8- Theyre Still Alive The victory for the Utes kept them alive in the Western Athletic Conference race, tied wifh BYU for first with a mrk and two games to go. Both the Cougars and the Utes will hit the road next week, to invade Wyoming and New Mexico and the worse either 6--4 3 Column B-l- l, 6 leaper at one forward spot. It turned out to be the smartest move of the night. For box scores see Page Column 2 B-l- l, Leads Utah or BYU can finish is . . . which might be good enough for a tie in the final WAC standings. The Utes broke it wide open, like a smashed watermelon, here in the first five minutes of the second half, with Newlin getting more than a little help from Jim Mahler, who played the best half of his career here Saturday in the final 20 minutes. 5-- 5 All Scorers The lading scorer in the game was Utah State center Tim Tollestrup who totaled 27 points, including 10 of 16 from the field. Sophomore Marvin Roberts 19. Utah State deployed a zone defense during the entire game that Denver couldnt solve. The visiting Pioneers connected on only 33 percent of their shots and that was the big difference. The Aggies forced 32 turnovers and while committing only 16 themselves. Tollestrump connected on 14 of Utah States 18 points during the early doing in the second half as the Aggies built up their biggest margin at Reboundin stastistics favored the Aggies heavily, 56 to 37 as Jefferson and Roberts dominated the boards. 64-3- Halftime Bulge 49-4- Ken Gardner shoots over outstretched arm of BYUs Liimo. Falcons Ink (Jritl Rookies ATLANTA, GA. (AP) Quarterback Robert Haaek of Western New Mexico and center Dean Lotz of Memphis State have signed contracts with the Atlanta Falcons as rookie free agents. Player Strike Threatens to Hit Major Loops Exhibition Slate By Associated Press prediction stands up. "It's an impossible situation, " Burke Mike Burke, president of the Now York Yankees, said Saturday that unless said. "Thei'cs no way the players can the baseball players pension dispute is get in shape in time. sottlod by Wednesday, there is no way 4$ ait for Poll the exhibition season ran begin on 'arch 8 as scheduled. The owners said there is no purpose We may have to rail off the exhibiin further negotiations until the poll is tion schedule, or at least the early part completed, but the players negotiators of it," Burke said at the Yankees' Fort said tiiey will meet in New York on MonLauderdale, Fla., training camp. day as scheduled with Frank Brown, regional director of the Federal Mediation Poll Group and Concil ation Service. In New York. John Gaherin, the ownAt the training camps, meanwhile, the ers negotiator in the pension fund players continued to trickle in, but thete the Major League Players hassle, asl-ewas still a scarcity of super stars. Association Friday to poll its entire Manager Mayo Smith of the world membership on the owners' $3.3 million champion Detroit Tigers lamented the absence o! familiar faces as the World package. Marvin Miller, the associations execScries Champion Tigers opened spring utive director, says the poll of ths 400 training a'.' Lakeland, Fla. players will take at least two weeks. Only If players showed up, and of 1 don't see whv it should take two these, 14 are rookies. The only name weeks," an annoyed Burke said, lie plaver on hand is veteran relief pitcher noted that the poll would end on or Dick Rad.itz of Toledo, the Tigers No. 1 around March 8, the nay exhibition farm club. Eleven of the 17 played with are scheduled to start, i( Millers Toledo la it year. gnes Utah had a 3 lead at the hall, but in the first Paul Ruffner cut it to seconds of the second period. Mahler made a basket, matched by BYUs Doug Howard and then the roof collapsed on the Cougars. Newlin, Mahler and Ken Gardner scored and then Newlin and Mahler Kari Liimo of again to make it BYU got a bucket but Mahler and Newa lin, by themselves, ran it to lead and all of this had happened in the first five minutes of the second half. 49-4- Utahs Utes just about eat that alive. Late in the game, the Cougars went into a zone defense but by this time Utah had a comfortable lead and wasn't in a hurry to penetrate the zone. defense Utah played in a and the entire club played well, especialold ly Gardner, who is becoming reliable" even at the tender age of a college sophomore. man-for-ma- n , 59-4- 66-4- Utah scored 19 points while holding BYU to six in those wicked early moments of the second period. Special to The Tribune Utes some added punch. For BYU, it was Howard, who fouled out late, who had 21 points who was the leading scorer. Liimo had 16, Scott Warner had 15, Lvnn Parsons 13 and Ruffner 10. For those who take a particular satisfaction in winning the battle of statistics, BYU shot considerably better than the Utes. The Cougars hit 34 out of 73 46.6 average. Utah canned 35 of 89 for 39.3 margin. attempts from the field for Pathetic at Foul Line However. BYU was rather pathetic at the foul line, making only 17 of 29 while the Utes made 28 of 22. BYU lost its chance to either tie the score or ho ahead at the half when three straight misses on the situation wont e awn. The Cougars, after being in a zone defense for the last few games, including the victory over Utah at Catvdle, came out in a man for man defense and the I of 12. If there was one plate aside from BYU errors where the Utes won the game it would be in rebounding where . the scrambling Redskins pulled down 56 ,, to 44 for the Cougars. , and defense, slapping away at least a shots. ' half-doze- n Weber State gained at POCATELLO least a share of the Big Sky Conference basketball crovn here Saturday night by blasting Idaho State, The victory was Weber's 22nd of the season in 24 tries and the 12th straight e in league play. This ties Weber's all-tim- bes twinning season of 22 victories. Weber States sensational guard line of Justus Thigpen and Sessions Harlan dominated the Bengals and the game. They combined for 49 points with Harlan edging Thigpen by one, 25-2- Fast Break Goals The Weber guards scored repeatedly on fast break baskets once Willie Sojourner, Bus Chatmon and Larry Bergh had taken the ball off on a rebound. While Idaho State jumped to an early lead, it was the relentless pressure of For box scores see Page Column B-l- l, 6 Harlan and Thigpen late in the first half and early in the second half that broke the game open. Sojourner, Weber's outst'nding sophomore, was saddled with three quick first half fouls and picked up a fourth early in the second half. He wound up playing only about half the game and was held to a career low of seven points. However, Sojourner did a great job of rebounding Four in Double Figures The Utes had four players in double figures despite the fact that Newlin had 37 points all by himself. Gardner had 18, Mahler 17 and Bob Martin 12 to give the Newlin shot better than 50 percent from the field as he hit 13 of 25 and other missing his first attempt from the foul line he hit 11 straight to finish with 11 out Wildcats Roll Over ISU; Gain Tie for Loop Title 94-7- 6 46-2- added There are thousands of Negro athletes working in their own way to improve the lot of their fellow Americans. They work during their with the kids, in the ghetto, in the slums and in the YMCA or other youth organizations. By Bill Coltrin Tribune Sports Writer , For box scores see Page Utah vs. BYU game. There were six of the old athletes on hand and all, along with the coaches and Theron Parmelle, graduate manager in 1939, were given momentos of the occasion. Newlin Lights Fire as Utes Burn Cats In Home Finale It was the final game at home for Utah States lone senior, Jessie Jefferson. For that reason Coach LaDell Andersen started the Niagara Falls, e Mike Hits 37 Points Ulali State Tips Denver Quint would be suicidal. And even the bitterest hater of the colored man must know the blacks have many legitimate gripes. ' In between these extremists there are millions of whites, blacks and browns who are Interested first in making a living for themselves and their families. in. Lynn Parsons (20) is at the far right, The Redskins took crucial Conference game. BYU 94-7- The great majority of Americans, regardless of race, color or creed, appreciate the fact we must live in harmony. lilven the most militant hater of whitey knows fighting in the streets Thousands i Special to The Tribune ' See ns Red legs Invite Nixon To Ceremonial Tilt CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds extended an invitation by mail Saturday to President Nixon to attend the National League club's centennial ceremonies April 9. The Reds play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Crosley Field that night. Ceremonies will be held 35 minutes before game time. Invitations also were mailed to baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Gov. James Rohodes of Ohio, Mayor Eugene Ruehlmann of Cincinnati and several former major league newly-electe- d piayers. Cincinnati and Los Angeles open the season April 7 at 2:30 p.m. ii; the traditional National League opening-da1969 game. The Reds were founded in first professional baseball team 1869, in the Craeks Foe defense again cracked an the early moments of the The Cats led 4 at inter- - : soon broke it open. Gary Strong scored on the opening -tipoff and then Harlan, Thigpen, Larry' Bergh, Sojourner all scored baskets to alter four, pull Weber safely ahead, minutes had elapsed. The Wildcats soon moved to a lead and held a big lead of from 17 to 21 points the final 10 ' ' minutes of the game. Weber's opponent in second half. mission and 43-3- 56-3- 9 v Bengal Leaders h i T Mike Gurnell with 19 points and ... O'Neil Simmons with 15 paced the Ben- gal scorers. . Weber State closes its regular season., next weekend with two games at Monta- - -na University and a single game the following Monday against Montana State. i ' Twins Launch Camp With Squad 16-Ma- n - Sixteen ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) players were on Tinker Field Saturday as the Minnesota Twins began traning camp, despite the major league players strike. Outfielder Jim Holt was the lone season player to work -- ut. 1968 Holt, a sparingly used reserve, said he played winter ball in Florida and Ven- - . ezucla and said no one had contacted him about staying away from camp. He said he intends to "stay in camp as long as hey (the Twins management) will let me." Former Twins Jim Ollom and John Sevc'k also reported. Both are on the club's major league roster. Ollom, a pitcher, said, Tve been working the last five months as a stevedore in Everett, Wash., and when you work from eight to five every day, you livelihood, I have to work to feed my realize how nice baseball is. This is my, family. Mets Report 13 Signings ST. PETERSBURG. FLA (UFI) -J- ohnny Murphy, general manager of the New York Mots, said Saturday he has signed 13 and expects them to report when lull squad workouts begin Thursday. Murphy indicated that he would not sign a player who had doubts about reporting and tlicrelor expected all 13 to show up Thursday. . |